Come on there. You know that you want one. a traditional men's smoking cap. You will have to supply your own smoking jacket, brandy and cigars.
I found an advertisement for this item in my email in box and I knew immediately that I would have to share it with my blog readers. Here is the link below:
Peter Christian menswear store
I have bought clothing items from Peter Christian in the past and so I can vouch for their product quality and good customer service.
And now you need somewhere to wear your new smoking cap. This looks like quite the place to have some "Me Time". Alas, it is not in my house.
It doesn't look like I will reach my annual goal of posting at least 100 posts on my blog. I am not going to try and pad the post count with a lot of fluff posts (I've been known to do that in the past). I have kept busy throughout the year so it is not like I am suffering for content ideas. However, for the past couple of months that old Black Dog of seasonal depression has taken a good hold on me and thus I haven't been able to get up the gumption to do a lot of blogging. Whenever we have a time change (Daylight Savings Time etc.) I find that I am affected to some degree.
I didn't even realize that I was in a bout with the BD until two different people told me that I seemed disinterested in things. When I hear that my ears perk up and I know that is the warning sign that I am in a depression. It's been hard to pick up my paint brushes and work on figures - that usually gets me back on to Happy Road.
I don't hide the fact that I have depression, but rather, I think that it is a good thing to talk about it out in the open. There's no shame to it. The more that people develop an awareness of depression around them then they are in a position to recognize the signs both in themselves or in others. Don't be afraid to seek out help or talk about it with your spouse or partner. And if you see the signs in someone you love, then don't be afraid to seek them out and talk about it and listen.
So I am taking longer walks outdoors with the dogs and just being outside of the house is often a good antidote for depression. I started on the Christmas decorations this week and that usually helps too. Painting war game figures helps unless you can't get yourself to sit at the painting table for an hour. Still, it is a fight to get back to my mental health base line, but I assure you that I will prevail.
Fritz
